Leptochilus (wasp) explained

Leptochilus is a large, mostly Holarctic genus of small sized potter wasps. The genus reaches its largest diversity in the Palearctic where there are more than 135 species belonging to 5 subgenera.^[1] However the division of The division of Leptochilus into subgenera can not be fully supported and the status of some of them is dubious.^[2]

Species

The following list sets out some of the species included in Leptichilus:

Subgenus Euleptochilus

• Leptochilus camurus (Giordani Soika, 1938)
• Leptochilus cruentatus (Brullé, 1840)
• Leptochilus duplicatus (Klug, 1835)
• Leptochilus fortunatus Blüthgen, 1958
• Leptochilus limbiferus (Moravitz, 1867)
• Leptochilus rubellulus (Kohl, 1907)
• Leptochilus somalicus Giordani Soika, 1987

Leptochilus

• Leptochilus mauritanicus (Lepeletier, 1841)

Subgenus Lionutus

• Leptochilus aterrimus (Kirby, 1900)

Subgenus Neoleptochilus

• Leptochilus medanae (Gribodo, 1886)
• Leptochilus tuareg Gusenleitner, 2006

Subgenus Sarochilus

• Leptochilus alterego Gusenleitner, 1970
• Leptochilus brussiloffi (Dusmet 1917)
• Leptochilus gayuboi Sanza 2003
• Leptochilus ibizanus (Schulthess, 1934)
• Leptochilus leopoldoi Sanza, 2003

Subgenus Zendallia

• Leptochilus acolhuus (Saussure, 1857)
• Leptochilus zendalus (Saussure, 1870)

See also

• List of Leptochilus species

References

• Parker, F. D. 1966. A revision of the North American species in the genus Leptochilus (Hymenoptera: Eumenidae). Misc. Publ. Entomol. Soc. Am. 5: 153–229.

Notes

Notes and References

1. A. V. Fateryga . 2013 . On the nest structure in two species of the genus Leptochilus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae) . 10.2478/vzoo-2013-0045 . Vestnil Zoologii . 47 . 5 . 469–473. free .
2. F. Sanza . L. Castro . S.F. Gayubo . 2003 . Las Especies Ibero-Baleares DdeE Lepyochilus (Sarochilus) Gusenleitner 1970 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) . Spanish . Bolletin S.E.A. Entomolgica . 33 . 25–32.